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D. S. SEYMOUR. FILLED BAG SEWING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. I914.

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DUDLEY S. SEYMOUR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 'IO UNION SPECIAL MACHINE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

' FILLED-BAG-SEWING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented NOV. 11, 1919.

Application filed May 9, 1914. Serial No. 837,394.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DUDLEY S. SEYMOUR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of ti Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Filled-Bag-Sewing Machines, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the figures ofreference marked thereon.

The invention relates to new and useful improvements'in filled bag sewing machines and more particularly to means which are adapted for stitching the mouths of relain tively small bags which may be supported by the mouth thereof and fed to the stitching mechanism.

An object of the invention is to provide a supporting device for filled bags whereby to each bag may be held supported at a plurality of points and the mouth of the bag while so held presented to a stitch forming mechanism for closing the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the above character with means for simultaneously releasing the bag from all its supporting points.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for severing the connecting chain to of stitches between a stitched bag and the sewing mechanism prior to the releasing of the same from its supporting means.

These and other objects will in part be obvious and will in part be hereinafter more at fully disclosed; I

In the drawings which show by way of illustration one embodiment of the invention: I

Figure 1 is a side view of a filled bag sewto ing machine embodying my improvements, a portion of the work support being broken away to show the looper.

Fig. 2 i a view of the opposite side of the machine.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the overhanging arm and the work supportand showing the supporting means for the bags in top plan view.

Fig. 4 is ,a sectional view on the line 44 so of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a view more or less diagrammatically showing the support for the bags, two

closed bags carried thereby with the connecting line of loops joining the bags and the positioning of the cutter relative to the said line of loops.

Fig. 7 is a detail in section, showing a part of the supporting ring and the stripping shoe for stripping the filled bag from the mug.

Fig. 8 is a detail in plan, showing the support for the'anvil and the support for the cutter.

The invention consists generally in providing a sewing machine which preferably is of the overhanging arm type arranged so that the work support is substantially vertical and the needle reciprocates in a horizontal plane. Mounted on a bracket supported by the overhanging arm is a rotating support for the filled bags. This rotating support is' provided with'a plurality of pins arranged in groups and each group of pins is adapted to support a filled bag. The support travels between the overhanging arm and the Work support. bags project above the support and are car- 'ried thereby so that one bag after another is presented to the stitching mechanism.

After the bags pass the stitching mechanism a cutter is automatically operated to sever the connecting loops between a stitched bag and the stitching mechanism. After this cutter has severed the chain of loops, a stripping device is automatically operated to simultaneously strip the bag from all its supporting points so that the bag will drop from the carrier.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, my improved filled bag sewing machine con- The mouths of the sists of a sewing machine proper which comprises a work support 1 and an overhanging arm 2. The work support is arranged in substantially a vertical position and is attached to any suitable supporting frame. The overhanging arm is also in substantially a vertical position and the needle bar 3 mounted in the overhanging arm reciprocates in substantially a horizontal plane. The needle bar carries a needle 4 with which cooperates a looper 5. The looper is oscillated back and forth by a link 6 which is connected to a needle lever extension 7 on the needle lever 8. This needle lever is con nected through the link 9 with a needle bar 3. The lever is vibrated by a link 10 which .coiiperates with an eccentric on the main shaft 12 is a bracket 15 which is clampedto the shaft by a set crew 16. A rotating support 25 is supported by said bracket 15 so that the support may freely rotate on the shaft 12. The support is formed with a gear 17 on its upper face and also a cam disk 18 having a cam groove 19 therein. Below said support is a second cam disk 20 which has a hub 21 resting on the bracket 15. This cam disk 20 is formed with a cut away portion 22. The cam disk 20, the support 7, the gear wheel 17, and the cam disk 18 are all clamped together by suitable screws 23 so that these parts turn as one on the stub shaft 12. The support 7 has radially projecting arms 24which as herein shown are five in number.

A supporting ring 25 is carried by the outer ends of these arms. This ring is divided into sections by cut away or recessed portions 26. Each section of the ring carries a plurality of supporting pins 27 which project outwardly from the ring. These pins are supportin pins for the filled bags and each group 0 pins is adapted to support a bag. The mouth of the bag is placed on these pins so that the upper edges of the mouth project above the pins as shown in Fig. 6.

The supporting ring 25 is rotated bya shaft 28 which is mounted in suitable bearings 29in a bracket 30 secured to the standard of the machine by screws 31. This shaft at its lower end carries a gear 32 shown in dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3, which gear meshes with the gear wheel 17. The shaft 28 isv rotated by a cross shaft 33 which extends beyond the work support and is in; termittently rotated through a suitable pawl and ratchet mechanism operated by-the main shaft. The shaft 33 carries a ratchet wheel 34 which is engaged by a pawl 35. Suitable means is provlded for preventing the shaft from rotating in reverse direction which as herein shown consists of a clamping collar 36 carried by an arm 37 attached to the bed plate of the machine, see Fig. 1. As the main shaft rotates the needle is reciprocated and the supporting ring or carrier for the filled bags is moved intermittentlyso as to present each bag step by step to the stitchmg mechanism. The rotating ring or carrier 25 is so disposed that the upper edges of the filled bags which project above "the ring {grill be carried between the presser (foot 38 and the work support 1 of the machine. The work support may be provided with a groove to permit the projecting pins to pass.

The bracket arm 15 extends radially from the stub shaft to which it is secured and terminates short of the supporting ring 25. Said arm is formed with spaced bearings 39 and 40. A rod 41 reciprocates in these bearings and carries a stripping shoe 42. This stripping shoe is curved to conform to the curvature of the supporting ring 25 and is located below the supporting pins. A spring .43 on the rod 41 bears against a collar 44 at one end and against a bearing 40 at the other end. This spring yieldingly' forces the stripping shoe toward the supporting ring 25.

A roller 45 on the inner end of the rod 41 cooperates with the cam disk 20. This cam disk has a plurality of cam projections 46, and these cam projections one after the other will engage the roller 45 and force the stripping, 'shoe outwardly away from the supporting ring 25. As soon as the cam projection passes the roller 45 the spring 43 will force the stripping shoe inward again to its normal position adjacent the supporting ring. A yielding blade 47 is fixed to the end of the stripping shoe nearest to the stripping mechanism and this blade presses against the ring continuously during the travel thereof. The purpose of this blade is to insure the mouth of the bag passing outside of the stripping shoe. The cam projections 46 are so positioned relative to the supporting ring that a bag supported on a group of pins will be brought in front of the stripping shoe before said shoe is forced outward and when the shoe is forced outward by the cam projection the bag will be simultaneously stripped from all of its supporting pins. If the bag be stripped from one pin after another, the last pin to support the bag carrying the whole weight thereof is liable to be bent or broken or to tear the bag, but if the bag is stripped simultaneously from all its pins it will drop-therefrom without injury either to the pins or to the bag.

Before the bag is stripped from the supporting pins on the carrier or supporting ring, 1t is desirable to cut the chain of stitches between the stitched bag and the sewing mechanism or the next ag being stitched. This is accomplished by a cutting mechanism consisting of a reciprocating cutter 48. This cutter is carried by a supporting rod 49 which reciprocates in suitable bearings 50, 51 and 52 carried by a bracket 53 which is attached to or formed integral with the bracket 30. A collar 54 is secured to the rod 49 and a spring 55 bearsat one end against said collar, while the other end of the spring rests against the bearing 50.

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Coiiparating with the cutter 4.8 is an anvil or other support 56 for the 'threads which are to be cut. The cutter 18 and the anvil 56 are so positioned relative to the carrier or supporting ring 25 that the upper edges of the mouth of the bag travel between the two parts of the cutting mechanism so that the chain of stitches to be severed are held between these cutting members. The upper edge of the supporting ring 25 is cut away or recessed, as at 2b, as above described, and the cutter for cutting the threads is adapted to pass through this recessed section of the supporting ring when performing its cutting operation. A roller 57 is carried by the outer end of the bar which supports the cutter and this roller coiiperates with the cam disk 19. Said cam disk is formed with a plurality of recesses 58. The roller normally rests on the edge of the cam disk between the recesses and when a recess is presented to the roller the spring 55 operates to move the cutter +18 to sever the connecting chain of stitches. The rod supporting the cutter 48 is provided with a projecting arm 61, see Fig. 5, which reciprocates in a slot in the bracket 53 and this arm prevents the rod t9 from turning so as to always hold the cutter blade l8 properly positioned relative to the direction of travel of the connecting chain of loops between the bags. The anvil 56 is carried by an adjustable support 56. This support is slotted, as at 60, and the screws 59 passing through the slots into the bracket 30 hold the support 56 so that it may be adjusted in a direction parallel with the line of reciprocation with the cutter 48. This permits the anvil to be adjusted so as to properly coiiperate with the cutter after the same has been ground. The anvil 56, as herein shown, is provided with a forwardly projecting guiding arm 62 which guides the mouths of the bags and the chain of stitches between the anvil and the cutter 48.

ln the operation of my device, the operator places a bag on the carrier or supporting ring 25 by impaling the. mouth of the bag on the points, so that the edges of .the mouth will project above the supporting ring or carrier. As the carrier rotates, the bag to be stitched will be presented step by step to the stitching mechanism. After passing the stitching mechanism the bag mouth passes between the members of the cutter and outside of the stripping shoe. After the bag has passed the cutting members and the chain of stitches is positioned between these members, the cutter is automatically operated to sever the chain of stitches and after the cutter has severed the chain of stitches then the stripping shoe is automatically operated to simultaneously strip the bag from all of its supporting pins,

so that the bag drops from the machine. While one bag is being stripped another is being stitched and still another is being placed on the supporting pins.

It is obvious that minor changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be made. without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A sewing machine including in combination, stitch-forming mechanism, a sup:

port movable relative to said stitch-forming mechanism for the articles being stitched, means for supporting each article at a plurality of points on said movable support, and means for releasing said article simultaneously from all of its supporting points.

2; A sewing machine including in combination, stitch-forming mechanism, a mov able support for the articles being stitched, said support having a plurality of pins for supporting each article at a plurality of points, and means for stripping said article simultaneously from all of its supporting pins.

3. A sewing machine including in combination. stitch-forming mechanism, a movable support for the articles being stitched. said movable support having a series of groups of supporting pins, whereby an article. may be supported at a plurality of points by each group of pins, and means for automatically stripping the article simultaneously from all of its supporting pins.

4. A sewing machine including in combination, stitch forming mechanism, a movable support having means for supporting articles being stitched at a plurality of points, means for cutting the chain of stitches between stitched articles, and means for sin'iultaneously releasing the article from its several points of support after the chain stitches have been severed.

5. A sewing machine including in combination, stitch-forming mechanism, a movable support for the articles being stitched. supporting pins carried by said support. whereby each article is supported ata plurality of points, a cutter for cutting the chain of stitches between stitched articles. and means for releasing a stitched article simultaneously from its supporting pins after the chain of stitches has been severed.

6. A sewing machine including in combination, a work support, a depending arm, a horizontally reciprocating needle carried by said depending arm, a movable support passing between said depending arm and said work support, said movable support having means for supporting an article to be stitched at a plurality of points, and

I 7 i 'I a a i I means for releasmg said article simultaneously from all its supporting points.

7. A sewing machine including in combination, a work support, adepending arm, a horizontally reciprocating needle mounted in said arm, a traveling endless support movable between said supporting arm and said work support, said traveling support having a plurality of groups of supporting 10 pins, whereby each article to be stitched may be supported at a plurality of points, and means for stripping the stitched article simultaneously from its supporting pins.

8. A sewing machine including in combination, a work support, a depending arm, a horizontally reciprocating needle mounted in said arm, a traveling endless support movable between said supporting arm and said work support, said traveling support having a plurality of groups of supporting pins, whereby each article to be stitched may be supported at a plurality of points, means for stripping the stitched article simultaneously from .its supporting pins, and means for'severi'ng the chain of stitches between the stitched article and the needle prior to the stripping of the same from the supporting pins.

9. A sewing machine including in combination, a worksupport, a depending arm, a horizontally reciprocating needle mounted ,in said arm, a traveling endless support movable between said supporting arm and said work support, said traveling support having a plurality of groups of supporting pins, whereby each article to be stitched may be supported at a plurality of points, means for stripping the stitched article simultaneously from its supporting pins, and means 40 for severin the chain of stitches between the stitche article and the needle prior to the gtripping of the same from the supporting pins, said releasing means and said seyermg means being automatlcally operated .in proper-timed relation to each other.

10. A filled bag sewing machine including in combination, a substantially vertical'work support, a depending arm, a horizontally reciprocating needle carried by said arm, a traveling support movable between said arm and said work support for the bags to vbe stitched, said traveling support having means for supporting each bag at a plurality of points, and means for releasing I said bag simultaneously from each support 1 mg pointafter the same has been stitched. 11. A filled bag sewing machine including in combination, a substantially vertical work support, a depending arm, a horizontally reciprocating needle carried by said arm, a traveling support movable between said arm and said work support for the bags to be-stitched, said travelingsupport having means for supporting each bag at a plurality of points, means for releasing said bag simultaneously from each supporting point after the same has been stitched, and means for severing the chain of stitches between the said bag and the needle prior to the releasing of thesame.

12. A filled bag sewing machine including in combination, a substantially vertical work support, a depending arm, a horizontally reciprocating needle mounted in said arm, a traveling support movable between said work support and said depending arm, said traveling support having a plurality of groups of supporting pins for the bags to be stitched, whereby each bag may be supported at a pluralit of points andin a predetermined position on said traveling support, and means for stripping said bag simultaneously from its supporting pins after the same has been stitched.

13. A filled bag sewing machine including 85 in combination, a substantially vertical work support, a depending arm, a horizontally reciprocating needle mounted in said arm, a traveling support movable between said work support and said depending arm, said traveling support having a plurality of groups of supporting pins for the bags to be stltched, whereby each bag may be supported at a plurality of pomts and in a predetermined position on said traveling support, means for stripping said bag simultaneously from its supporting pins after the same has been stitched, and means for severing the chain of stitches between the stitched bag and the needle prior tothe stripping of the same from the supporting pins.

14:. A filled bag sewing machine including in combination, a substantially vertical work support, a depending arm, a horizontally reciprocating needle mounted in said arm, a traveling support movable between said work support and said depending arm, said traveling support having a plurality .of groups of supporting pins for the bags to be stitched, whereby each bag may be supported at a plurality of points and in a predetermined position on said traveling support, means for stripping said bag simultaneously from its supporting pins after the same has been stitched, and means for severing the chain of stitches between the stitched bag and the needle prior to the stripping of the same from the supporting pins, said stripping means and severing means being automatically operated in proper timed relation to each other.

15; A filled bag sewing machine including in combination a substantially vertical work support; a depending arm, a horizontally lll sition on said carrier, means for intermittently rotating said carrier, and means for releasing said bag simultaneously from all of its supporting devices after the same has been stitched.

16. A filled bag sewing machine including in combination a substantially vertical work support, a depending arm, a horizontally reciprocating needle mounted in said arm, a movable carrier carried by said arm, said carrier having a plurality of groups of supporting devices for the bags to be stitched whereby the bags may be supported at a plurality of points in a predetermined position on said carrier, means for 'intermittently rotating said carrier, means for releasing said bag simultaneously from all of its supporting devices after the same has been stitched, and means for severing the chain of stitches between the stitched bags, and theneedle prior to the releasing of the same from said supporting devices.

17. A filled bag sewing machine including in combination, a stitching mechanism having a substantially horizontal reciprocating needle, an intermittently rotating carrier for conveying the filled bags to the stitching mechanism, said carrier having a plurality of groups of supporting pins on which the filled bags may be suspended, means for stripping the bags from said pins after the same have been stitched, and means for cutting the chain of stitches between the stitched bags prior to the stripping of the same from the carrier.

18. A filled bag sewing machine including in combination a stitching mechanism having a substantially horizontal reciprocating needle, a rotating ring having a plurality of groups of pins on which the bags may be suspended, and fed to the stitching mechanism, a cutter for cutting the chain ofv stitches between the stitched bags, said ring having a recess formed in its upper. edge to permit the cutter to engage an sever the chain of stitches.

19. A sewing machine, including in combination a stitch forming mechanism, a support rotatable about a vertical axis for supporting a plurality of articles to be stitched,

. means for cutting the chain of stitches between the articles and means for stripping the article from the support after the chain of stitches has been cut.

20. A filled bag sewing machine including in :Iombination Iititchmg lmecllpinispi, a trav ing support aving a p ura 'ty 0 su P011515 pins on which the filled bags to stitch are supported and means for engaging the filled bag on said support after it has been stitched for moving the same bodily transversely to the direction of travel ofthe support for stripping the bag from its supporting pins simultaneously..-

21. A sewin machine includingin combination, a stitch forming mechanism, a movable support for the articles being stitched, automatic means for cutting the chain of stitches between the stitched articles, and means for releasing the articles from the support after the chain of stitches has been severed.

22. A sewing machine including in combination, a stitch forming mechanism, a movable support for the articles being stitched, means for cutting the chain of stitches. between the stitched articles, and automatic means for releasing the article from the support after the chain of stitches has been severed.-

23. A sewing machine including in combination, a stitch forming mechanism, a

movable support for the articles being stitched, automatic means for cutting the chain of stitches between the stitched articles, and automatic means for releasing the article from'the support after the chain of and stripping the articles from the support after the threads have been severed.

25; A filled bag sewing machine including in combination, a needle, an endless support for the bags being stitched, a cutter for severing the threads between stitched bags, said cutter operating above said endless support,

and means operating in a horizontal plane below the needle and the severing means for removing the filled bags from the endless support after the threads have been I severed.

26. A filled bag sewin machine including in combination, a stitchorming mechanism, a traveling support for the articles bemg stitched, said support bein .provided with means to deliver the mout of the sack in means for cutting the threads between the stitched bags, and means for removing the stitched bags from said support after the threads are out.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DUDLEY s. SEYMOUR.

Witnesses:

S. Gnoncn Tarn, J. 0. Ram.

proper relation to the stitching mechanism, 

